SPREADING INFECTION.
'A roail. calJed on his family physician, who was also a family friend, with, the information that his pon had StarJet fevsr. '"But the worst of it," said the anxious father, "is that' the young ccsmji confesses !ie got it from kissiiig tie houstmaid." "Well," ' said the' doctor, roc-rii-ingly, "young peopln are o?ie^ vnry thoughtleos." "But, don't yo:: Gae, doctor! Now, .to be' plain—:bptweea*'you and me —l've kissed that girl myself!'' "Oh, Jove! That^s too baS." . The debtor still used his most soothing professional tone.n'. "And," continued the unhappy patieat, "aa I kiss my dear wife every asbrniue and night, I'm afraid that she, ten " Bui; ho was interrupted by the doctor dropping his professional manner v with a crash. "Go ( od Heavens!'.' he yelled- excitedly, "Then I s too, msy'bjjv* it. "
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 23, 27 January 1923, Page 17
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134SPREADING INFECTION. Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 23, 27 January 1923, Page 17
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